Staff Sensor Validation & Characterisation Engineer

Bangalore💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-09 → 2026-09-26

Core

Technical leader driving hands-on validation and characterization of next-generation 4D LiDAR sensors for automotive and robotics applications.

Role type

Staff Sensor Validation & Characterization Engineer (Player-Coach)

Builds

Production-ready automotive-grade LiDAR sensor modules

Domain

Automotive sensing, LiDAR, Silicon Photonics

Deliverable

Production ML models | product features

Required skills

End-to-end sensor validation strategy, hands-on LiDAR/radar/camera characterization, test plan design, lab instrumentation, field campaign execution, automated test framework development, data analysis (Python/MATLAB), opto-mechanical system architecture knowledge

Preferred skills

ASPICE, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434 verification workflows

Technologies

Python, MATLAB, Power meters, Spectrometers, Motion stages, GNSS/IMU logging

Responsibilities

Define validation strategy and acceptance criteria; execute lab and field characterization campaigns; develop automated data pipelines; analyze performance trends and root-cause failures; maintain performance budgets; support design verification and release readiness

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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About aeva

Aeva’s mission is to bring the next wave of perception to a broad range of applications from automated driving to industrial robotics, consumer electronics, consumer health, security, and beyond. Aeva is transforming autonomy with its groundbreaking sensing and perception technology that integrates all key LiDAR components onto a silicon photonics chip in a compact module. Aeva 4D LiDAR sensors uniquely detect instant velocity in addition to 3D position, allowing autonomous devices like vehicles and robots to make more intelligent and safe decisions.